Drugstore Eye Favorites

When it comes to eye products, there are a lot of affordable options at the drugstore that are very comparable to high-end eye makeup in terms of quality, so you definitely don't have to break the bank when it comes to buying eye makeup.

Maybelline Color Tattoos have got to be the longest wearing cream shadows that I've tried, and I've tried a lot over the years including Chanel, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Laura Mercier, Estee Lauder, etc., and nothing compares to Maybelline longevity wise. They can be worn alone, or under other eyeshadows to enhance the pigmentation. The color I have here is Inked In Pink, which is a gorgeous pink color that I like to wear on its own during the summer time for a bright, wide-eyed look.

NYX Single Eyeshadows are great powder eyeshadows from the drusgtore that are super smooth and pigmented. These are great to play around with if you're just starting out with wearing eye makeup and want to find colors that suit you. NYX makes some great matte eyeshadow colors, which are quite hard to come by as most matte shadows from the drugstore are quite sheer. The color I have is Red Bean Pie, which is a purpley mauve color that I like to use in my crease, which looks much more interesting than the typical browns and blacks.

L'oreal Infallible Eyeshadows are a must-have from the drugstore. They are basically the exact dupes for the Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Eyeshadows, considering that L'oreal owns Giorgio Armani and both of these eyeshadows are probably made in the same place. These are pressed pigments that are intensely pigmented and give your eyes this wet look when you put them on. The color I have is Bronzed Taupe, which just like its names says is a bronzy taupe color, and I often just wear this on its own because it helps to brighten and define my eyes at the same time.

Milani Shadow Eyez are another type of cream eye product that are great to use for a sheer wash of color all over the eyelids. They are super shimmery and easy to blend, and last pretty well on the eyelids. The color I have is Champagne Toast, which is a peachy champagne color that everyone needs to have in their makeup collection.

Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliners are super creamy, pigmented and long-lasting. The color Nude is great to use on the lower waterlines to achieve bigger and brighter eyes, and this is the only liner I find that lasts on my waterlines.

Here are the swatches:

 

Last but not the least are the Wet N Wild Palettes, which are amazing value for the money. These eyeshadows are super buttery smooth, and the pigmentation is just out of this world! I pretty much own all of their palettes and single eyeshadows, and shall I say that I like these better than my Urban Decay and Mac eyeshadows? Hard to believe right? The one I have here is called Petal Pusher, and it contains some of my favorite purples and pinks.

Here are the swatches for some of the colors in the palette:

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Favorite Drugstore Face Products

I'm pretty picky when it comes to face products as I have quite acne prone skin and I don't like to try out a lot of drugstore face products as I find that they often have really harsh ingredients that can be quite irritating on my skin. However these products are some of my favorite face products in general and are very comparable to some of my high-end face products.

Bourjois is one of my favorite drugstore brand, although it is a bit more on the pricey side. Their makeup are really high quality and well-made. I have the Bourjois Powder Blush in 54 Rose Frisson which is bright coral color that's great for the spring and summer. It is a finely milled powder that's super soft and easy to blend, and lasts forever on the skin. Bourjois Bronzing Powder is a good drugstore bronzer that won't look muddy or orangey on the skin; it's completely matte and gives the skin a nice sun-kissed glow. Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation is definitely one of my go-to foundations; it feels super light on the skin and gives the skin a natural coverage.The reason why it's called a serum foundation is because it contains vitamin-rich fruit extracts in it to help to give the skin moisture and an overall radiance. It never feels greasy or cakey on the skin and is great for all skin types. I like to use the Boujois Healthy Mix Concealer for my undereye area because it is super moisturizing and doesn't settle into my fine lines.

Speaking of undereye concealers, the Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer is another one of my favorites. It contains micro shimmers which help to instantly brighten up the undereye area to make you look much more awake, and once you blend out the concealer you won't be able to see the shimmers at all.

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer is what I use to cover up any discolorations or acne scars on my face. It is super opaque and long-lasting, and is great for the summer time. This is a UK drugstore brand, but you can find it on ebay for around $10.

The NYX Powder Blush in Taupe is such an unique color in that it is a pinky taupe color that can be used both as a blush and a contour. It has a grey undertone which makes it great for contouring your whole face to give your face a subtle definition. When used as a blush, it makes your cheeks look super defined and chiseled. Again, I've never seen this color anywhere before and I find that it looks much more natural on the face than the typical bronzers which are often brown-based; however because this NYX blush is grey-based it helps to create natural shadows on your face.

Here is a closer look:

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Drugstore Lip Favorites

In recent years, the drugstore has come out with some really great collections of lip products, which in my opinion are great competitors for some of the high-end lip products I own. These lip products shown above are some of my favorite lip products in general, and the great thing about them is that they are all under $10.

I tried to arrange these lip products by brand, so let's start off with Revlon. In my opinion, Revlon has some of the best lip products in the drugstore, and they are constantly coming out with cool new lip products, and I've never been disappointed. The Revlon Superlustrous and Colorburst lines of lip glosses are richly pigmented glosses that are beautiful either worn alone or over lipsticks. The ones shown above are Pink Pop and Bordeaux. Pink Pop is a gorgeous hot pink color, while Bordeaux is a dark red. These don't feel sticky on the lips at all, and last fairly well.

The Revlon Just Kissable Balm Stains are a fusion between lipbalms and lipstains in that they are very long-lasting stains that are still moisturizing and won't dry out your lips. What I love about them is that you can wear them as really sheer tint for everyday or you can build them up to give you very pigmented colors depending on how many layers you put on.

The Revlon Lip Butters are some of the most moisturzing lipsticks I own, so they are great to wear during the colder months. These have a really buttery consistency, hence the name lip butters, and give your lips a really natural tint. These are not the most long-lasting lip products, but if you have trouble with dry lips, these are a must-have.

Just like their name says, the NYX soft matte lip creams are very creamy when you first put it on, and dries down to a matte finish. They can be a bit drying, so you definitely have to exfoliate your lips before putting them on. These are very pigmented and usually last throughout the day.

The Rimmel Kate Lipsticks are developed by the supermodel Kate Moss in collaboration with Rimmel. I love the sleek packaging, and the lipsticks also have that very high-end feel to them. These have some really fun colors and are extremely long-lasting as well.

The Rimmel Apocalips are one of Rimmel's latest releases, and I believe that right now they are only available in the UK, but I bought mine from asos.com which ships worldwide. These are like liquid lipsticks  that are extremely rich and saturated in color. Even when they dry, they still give your lips a glossy finish, and they are extremely long-lasting.

Bourjois just came out with their Rouge Edition lipsticks. I absolutely adore the packaging and the feel of these lipsticks. They are moisturizing while still being long-lasting.

The Maybelline Vivids are a new collection of lipsticks that just came out. They feel very light on the lips while still being very pigmented in color.

Lastly, the Covergirl Lip Perfection Lipsticks are creamy and long-lasting lipsticks that remind me very much of Mac lipsticks. They have been around for a while but still remain to be some of my favorite lipsticks in general.


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